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2665:
2663:
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2655:
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2650:
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2098:
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2090:
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2078:
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1526:
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1497:
1496:
1491:Followed by:
1490:
1488:
1487:
1482:Preceded by:
1481:
1480:
1477:
1471:
1470:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1452:
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1437:
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1429:
1423:
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1410:
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1402:1-59114-119-2
1398:
1394:
1390:
1386:
1382:
1380:1-55750-132-7
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1358:1-901225-04-6
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1320:0-87021-739-9
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1279:0-87021-902-2
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965:
961:
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949:
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934:
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868:
865:
862:
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829:Broken up at
828:
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822:
820:17 June 1937
819:
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796:
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788:
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783:5 April 1939
782:
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764:
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513:Indefatigable
509:
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484:Mediterranean
481:
477:
473:
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466:
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258:
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234:111,000
233:
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226:
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27:
22:
19:
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2753:
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2712:
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2667:
2625:
2591:
2531:
2519:
2502:
2485:
2478:
2471:
2441:
2434:
2427:
2420:
2400:
2393:
2386:
2374:
2367:
2354:Minesweepers
2342:
2335:
2328:
2321:
2314:
2307:
2295:
2288:
2281:
2274:
2254:
2247:
2240:
2233:
2226:
2219:
2212:
2205:
2198:
2112:
2052:J, K & N
2015:
2008:
1967:
1958:
1936:
1929:
1922:
1915:
1908:
1896:
1889:
1882:
1875:
1868:
1843:
1831:
1811:
1804:
1784:
1777:
1770:
1763:
1756:
1749:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1703:
1696:
1689:
1682:
1662:
1655:
1648:
1641:
1634:
1627:
1607:
1600:
1593:
1586:
1585:
1579:
1572:
1565:
1494:
1485:
1468:
1461:
1454:
1447:
1433:
1432:
1392:
1370:
1348:
1329:
1310:
1291:
1267:
1246:
1227:
1218:
1214:
1192:
1173:
1154:
1148:
1139:
1131:
1127:
1122:
1113:
1104:
1095:
1087:
1082:
1073:
1051:
1046:
1035:
1028:
1024:
1017:
1012:
967:
963:
955:
942:
936:
932:
930:
924:
893:6 July 1937
875:
866:14 May 1941
839:
799:
786:25 May 1940
759:
749:Commissioned
707:
695:
687:
682:
678:
675:
672:
659:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
633:
631:
626:
620:
612:
605:
601:
593:
584:
567:
565:
560:
556:
552:
547:
541:
535:
525:
523:
512:
506:
495:
492:
479:
475:
470:
464:
459:
453:
447:
441:
433:
431:
419:Nazi Germany
392:
391:
389:
318:6 × octuple
288:Sensors and
271:10,700
168:Displacement
152:
111:
97:
85:
32:
18:
2802:Conversions
2713:Bonaventure
2657:Round Table
2343:Teviot Bank
2329:Port Quebec
2322:Port Napier
2199:Bridgewater
1959:Shakespeare
1741:Battleships
1587:Illustrious
1462:Indomitable
1455:Illustrious
1434:Illustrious
1029:Illustrious
1025:Illustrious
968:Indomitable
933:Illustrious
876:Indomitable
860:4 May 1937
760:Illustrious
708:Illustrious
696:Illustrious
688:Illustrious
679:Illustrious
651:Essex class
643:Indomitable
639:Illustrious
634:Illustrious
606:Indomitable
585:Illustrious
568:Illustrious
553:Illustrious
526:Illustrious
476:Illustrious
460:Indomitable
442:Illustrious
434:Illustrious
393:Illustrious
343:Flight deck
311:QF 4.5-inch
155:, as built)
153:Illustrious
112:Indomitable
80:Preceded by
33:Illustrious
2838:Categories
2637:Portuguese
2453:Submarines
2315:Menestheus
2266:Minelayers
2255:Black Swan
2234:Kingfisher
1980:Destroyers
1594:Implacable
1566:Courageous
1469:Victorious
1448:Formidable
1221:(1): 9–10.
1185:References
1128:Bennington
1052:Bennington
1036:Enterprise
1018:Enterprise
964:Victorious
943:Enterprise
937:Formidable
925:Victorious
840:Victorious
800:Formidable
622:Implacable
613:Enterprise
602:Enterprise
594:Enterprise
507:Implacable
496:Implacable
480:Formidable
465:Victorious
454:Victorious
448:Formidable
415:rearmament
407:Royal Navy
280:Complement
245:Propulsion
106:Subclasses
98:Implacable
74:Royal Navy
2784:Cancelled
2727:Maidstone
2694:Albatross
2592:Dragonfly
2428:Protector
2412:Netlayers
2308:Agamemnon
2275:Adventure
2162:Corvettes
2087:W & Z
2082:U & V
2077:S & T
2072:Q & R
2067:O & P
2062:L & M
2037:G & H
2032:E & F
2027:C & D
2022:A & B
2009:Ambuscade
1998:V & W
1601:Audacious
1580:Ark Royal
1493:HMS
1486:Ark Royal
1484:HMS
941:USS
791:Gare Loch
739:Laid down
683:Ark Royal
592:USS
536:Ark Royal
502:air wings
490:in 1945.
361:Magazines
349:Bulkheads
309:8 × twin
216:deep load
194:waterline
135:Completed
122:1940–1968
110:HMS
86:Ark Royal
84:HMS
62:Operators
2662:Monitors
2615:Trawlers
2479:Parthian
2421:Guardian
2394:Algerine
2220:Shoreham
2206:Hastings
2124:Frigates
1937:Minotaur
1923:Minotaur
1897:Arethusa
1785:Vanguard
1716:Activity
1704:Attacker
1690:Audacity
1656:Majestic
1649:Colossus
1391:(2005).
1290:(1988).
1134:, p. 18.
1060:Avengers
982:See also
960:Cold War
853:Wallsend
744:Launched
735:Ordered
732:Builder
647:Yorktown
557:Yorktown
542:Yorktown
471:Bismarck
438:HM Ships
383:catapult
320:QF 2-pdr
304:Armament
173:standard
143:Scrapped
47:Builders
2734:Titania
2706:Adamant
2687:Pegasus
2675:Roberts
2553:Coastal
2532:Amphion
2503:Grampus
2486:Rainbow
2368:Halcyon
2241:Bittern
2227:Grimsby
2137:Captain
1930:Neptune
1890:Leander
1883:Emerald
1876:Hawkins
1832:Hawkins
1757:Revenge
1730:Nairana
1697:Avenger
1663:Centaur
1642:Unicorn
1495:Unicorn
927:in 1959
909:, 1955
907:Faslane
833:, 1953
813:Belfast
793:, 1957
728:Pennant
667:strakes
665:3-inch
632:In the
629:class.
600:s, but
405:of the
295:Type 79
211:Draught
127:Planned
36:in 1954
2814:Portal
2668:Erebus
2626:Basset
2620:Castle
2401:Cybele
2375:Bangor
2296:Linnet
2289:Plover
2282:Abdiel
2185:Sloops
2175:Castle
2170:Flower
2142:Colony
2113:Daring
2102:Weapon
2097:Battle
2047:Tribal
2016:Amazon
1940:(1947)
1838:County
1805:Renown
1764:Nelson
1683:Archer
1635:Hermes
1399:
1377:
1355:
1336:
1317:
1298:
1276:
1253:
1234:
1199:
1161:
972:petrol
397:was a
355:Hangar
331:Armour
180:Length
71:
2720:Forth
2647:Dance
2632:Isles
2608:Other
2497:River
2248:Egret
2213:Banff
2132:River
1968:Scott
1869:Danae
1710:Ruler
1628:Argus
1608:Malta
1573:Eagle
1039:'
1032:'
1021:'
1004:Notes
753:Fate
724:Name
700:radar
627:Essex
616:'
609:'
598:'
588:'
561:Essex
548:Essex
498:class
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